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- Bob’s House – The Stove That Was Meant To Be July 1, 2023
- Bob’s House – Laying A Simple Brick Hearth For The Fireplace June 15, 2023
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Category Archives: How To Make Miniature Food
An Earthquake In Bob’s House!
EARTHQUAKE! I never thought we would ever experience an earthquake here in Connecticut but today proved to be a real eye opener. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake (epicenter in New Jersey) shook our house along with everything in it, including Bob’s … Continue reading
To Season Or Not To Season… That Is The Question!
Season. It encompasses heavenly aromas of herbs and spices coming from the kitchen, snow or balmy weather and also experience or age but when it comes to dollhouses, the spices in our mortar and pestles are fake, inclement weather is … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Adding DNA To Your Dollhouse?
You finally reach the stage where your tribute dollhouse is “ready”. The lighting, wallpaper and furniture is done and you’re at the stage where it’s time to accessorize. You add the basics, of course… groceries, linens, toiletries, etc… but what … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – A 19th Century Sea Captain Cruises Into Bob’s House!
Selecting artwork to display inside the dollhouse has never been much of an issue with me. I simply selected ready-made, framed pieces sold online and in dollhouse shops that matched the theme or decor of the room. That was until … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Building Kitchen Shelves With Bars To Hang Utensils
Changing furniture sometimes requires modifications to the room and when I received Oliver Clarke’s amazing OOAK stove I knew something had to be done. The Roper stove I removed offered a lot of display space. What to do? I considered … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – A Bathroom Mirror Install!
Who would have thought the mirror would be the hardest thing to find for the bathroom in Bob’s House? With the fixtures in, the custom cabinet complete (see my earlier post) and the hamper modified, it was time to for … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – The Stove That Was Meant To Be
Have you ever searched and searched and searched for something for so long you lost hope of ever finding it? I have coveted a vintage, 1940’s style double-door oven for MANY years. I looked in dollhouse shops, scoured the internet, … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Laying A Simple Brick Hearth For The Fireplace
With my flooring installed it was time to turn my attention to the fireplaces. I had two Braxton Payne fireplaces in my stash. Both were painted to resemble wood and had brick detail. I chose the larger of the two … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – A Special Crochet Afghan For The Dollhouse
Needlework is a labor of love and every stitch tells a story. For my father, the story was a colorful crochet afghan with black borders, made by his mother, with love. He treasured it as he treasured her and when … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Realistic Miniature Shiplap & Beadboard
As mentioned in my original post on Bob’s House, the shiplap walls for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom proved to be quite a challenge! I needed beadboard for the bathroom and shiplap for Bob’s room and the kitchen. I ordered … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Chalk Paint for Dollhouse Wicker & Kitbashing a Toiletry Cabinet For the Bathroom!
Today I worked on the bathroom in Bob’s House. It’s mostly all soft magnolia white, except for the hint of black in the penny tiles and the steel blue vines on the wallpaper so I’m painting a few things to … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Closets & Wardrobes
So your dollhouse or roombox is built and wired and you’ve finished the ceiling, walls and floors. You have a few pieces of furniture and some nice accessories in hand too. What’s next? Closets! Before you start furnishing the room … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Kitchen Stone Wall & Stenciled Floor
The kitchen of Bob’s House turned out to be the most labor intensive aspect of the entire project. In my last post, I shared with you how I almost forgot to add the pantry and had to rip out a … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – Wiring & Adding A Kitchen Pantry
Wiring can be daunting but once you begin, it all falls into place and before you know it you’ve got lights and it’s brilliant, you feel like a genius! Ok, but how to get there? If you’re an aspiring mini … Continue reading
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Bob’s House – A Tribute In 1:12th Scale
Losing a parent is never easy. Last year I lost my precious father, an amazing man whom I was extremely close to. In the last years of his storied life, he shared more and more about his childhood, growing up … Continue reading
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A Picture FEEDS A Thousand Words
I don’t recall when this photo was taken, but this is photo pretty much sums up What the Crown Jewel Imaginarium© looks like after a long spree of creativity. My art amasses on the tiles atop my bench, ready to … Continue reading
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From Dollhouse Food To Crochet?
A few years ago my aging father lamented the loss of a granny square afghan his late mother had made. Over the years he lost track of it and was sad not to have it. I knew absolutely nothing about … Continue reading
Code Of Conduct Befitting An Artisit – IGMA.org
The International Guild Of Miniature Artisans has a Code of Conduct I believe everyone should review and ascribe to. Member or not, it is often how we conduct ourselves that leaves a lasting impression. Making your impressions positive ones is … Continue reading
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Rags To Riches – What’s Hiding In Your Miniature Stash?
“The hidden treasure that lies in plain sight!” Collecting miniatures is such a lovely pastime and for those of us who have been avid collecters for decades it can lead to two very important considerations… downsizing and insuring our collections. … Continue reading
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A Bushel Of Farm Fresh Vegetables… And Baskets Of Appreciation!
“Good food grows on a farm but good friends grow in your heart” -Me Kathleen Holmes has a rare talent for fine curating when it comes to her dollhouse and miniature scenes. With her help, I was able to find … Continue reading
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Calling All Dollhouse Miniaturists & Collectors! Surf’s Up!
“Log on and surf the world of miniatures!” Connecting with fellow miniature enthusiasts online is easier now than ever before. Instagram reveals a parade of tiny creations, Facebook keeps us current on who-is-making-what and various show schedules and we trade … Continue reading
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Make A Strawberry Phyllo Pastry With Me Via Miniature Collector Magazine!
Making Phyllo Pastry Cakes With Crown Jewel Miniatures! Puff pastry cakes! See the December 2013 issue of Miniature Collector magazine for my latest tutorial- Phyllo Pastry Cakes! In the spring of 2012 I set out to create an original, rustic … Continue reading
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More From The Crown Jewel Miniatures Blueberry Buffet Table!
More From The Crown Jewel Miniatures Blueberry Buffet Table! Make a blueberry buckle with Crown Jewel Miniatures! To coincide with my tutorial to make a blueberry buckle in American Miniaturist magazine (July 2012), I’ve been as busy as a bee … Continue reading
Making Broken Eggshells!
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Making Broken Eggshells Eggshells and yolks: Basic Tools & Materials: Polymer clay. (White, translucent, sunflower yellow and if you want brown eggs, sahara and chocolate) Baking tile Clay rolling … Continue reading
Making Miniature Crepes!
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Making miniature crepes Making miniatures crepes has got to be one of the easiest projects and using my technique you can add a touch of realism that will leave … Continue reading
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Adding Things To Your Polymer Clay
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Adding Things To Your Polymer Clay Cakes and breads, for instance, do not look real when made with just polymer clay. Even if you shape a beautiful cake, or … Continue reading
Let’s Make Something! (Chocolate Chip Cookies)
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Let’s Make Something! Some of the easiest things to begin making are things that don’t require the use of advanced techniques. Start off simple… make batches of cookies! Chocolate … Continue reading
Starting Out Simple… Scale, Color, Shading & Sealing
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Starting Out Simple… Scale, Color, Shading & Sealing If this is your very first endeavor using polymer clay to make miniature food, my best advice to you is to … Continue reading
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Working With Polymer Clay
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Working With Polymer Clay By now you’re probably wondering what’s next. Before opening your clay you’ll want to do a few simple, but important, things to ensure your project … Continue reading
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Choosing A Brand Of Polymer Clay
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Choosing A Brand of Polymer Clay Fimo, Sculpey, Cernit, Makins, Premo, Kato… How do you choose? All polymer clay is not alike! Choosing a brand will depend on your … Continue reading
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Getting Started – Making Minis With Polymer Clay
Making Dollhouse Miniature Food From Polymer Clay With Crown Jewel Miniatures Getting Started This blog is intended as a helpful guide in creating realistic, one inch scale (1:12th) polymer clay food for use in a dollhouse. Of course you can … Continue reading
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